Raven Head Gear

I'm crazy about accessories and found this little black raven/crow (I can't really tell the difference) at the Dollar Tree. I hesitated about buying it but my friends insisted that I do because they knew I'd be able to make something with. (THANKS GUYS!)

So a few days later, with a twist of some brown tulle and a few stitches here and there, Presto! My new favorite head piece was born.

Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

Do you remember that book? I used to love, love, love that book as a young kid. Well, this forecast doesn't seem to promise any meatballs but it was exceptionally gloomy that morning. Almost too gloomy for L.A. Well, I'm glad my black plastic chandeliers were there to enhance the moment. Mother, said there would be days like this...

Oh My, It's Been A While

Hey All. Sorry for the extremely long delay. I've been super busy with other projects. But I'm back with another great idea. This past weekend, my friend had a bridal shower and I helped set the place up. Her sister bought a Martha Stewart pom-pom project from Michael's to add to the decor of the room.

The end product was so pretty but very fragile because they were made from tissue paper. So the gears in my head started turning and because I love to recycle, I came up with an improved take on Martha's pom-poms. Here we go!

Plastic Fantastic Pom Pom

Materials Needed:
10 plastic bags-you can vary the colors if you're feeling extra-creative (all same size)
scissors
wire cutters
20-inch long piece of wire

Instructions:
1. Lay bags flat and cut off the handles and all seams so that you get 2 rectangles from each bag.



2. Stack all sheets on top of each other vertically. Start to fold sheets in a fan motion.


3. Pinch at center and wrap wire tightly around center. Make sure to leave about 14 inches of wire. This wire will be used to hang your new pom-pom. Round off your edges.


4. Open fan and start to pull and separate the sheets. This is where the plastic bags are superior to tissue paper. When I was working on the tissue paper version, I would sometimes tug a bit too hard and tear a petal off :(


And Viola!

New Format

Okay. I think in the beginning of this blog, I was a bit optimistic in thinking that it's be easy to post a new project everyday. But alas, things always get especially hectic this time of year. So I going to make a new schedule. Projects will trickle in every week. I don't want to have to water down the quality of projects just in order to maintain a quota-'cause that's not what this place is all about! So look for my new schedule starting soon. And as always-Enjoy!

Halloweenie Nook

I always feel that a big and especially fun part of Halloween (and any other holiday) is being able to throw little tidbits that help ring in the holiday around the house (or office for that matter). I like doing so by buying many inexpensive skeleton/skull-items and giving them personal touches and then squeezing them onto regular household utensils. Here, I've taken a cheap foam skeleton, slapped a bow on this little guy with some wire and hung him on my magnetic knife holder. (It's the wire that's keeping him on the magnet.)

Sock Wreath

If you still find yourself accumulating several old socks-here's another idea to help you deal with them. Now, let's make a wreath.

Materials Needed:

1. scissors
2. 1 large safety pin
3. 1 medium-sized safety pin
4. 10x12" piece of cardboard
5. utility knife
6. approx. 7-10 buttons (it's best if they vary in sizes and all have a "spooky" image on them)
7. 4-6 black socks (or just make sure the colors all match with your vinyl and buttons)
8. 8x8" piece of green vinyl

Directions:
With utility knife, cut an oval out of the cardboard that's 12" long. Starting 2-1/2" from the edge, cut out the center of the oval. Start wrapping socks around the wreath-tautly. When coming to the end of one sock, secure it in place by wrapping next sock over this end and continue until cardboard is completely covered.
Secure end by pinning it down with medium safety pin. Print and cut bow template.
trace over vinyl and cut out bow from vinyl. Place bow at bottom center of wreath. Take largest button and pin down bow to wreath. Start arranging the rest of your buttons decoratively. On back at top center of wreath, attach large safety pin. This is your wreaths' "hook." Now, you're done and ready to rock the house! Enjoy.

Toughen' Up Your Wheels

Have you ever seen those huge family-size vans and trucks that don fluffy wreaths for Christmas? Well, that's where I got the idea for this decoration-except I don't drive. So I had to spruce up the next best thing, my bike!

Materials Needed:
1. wire cutters
2. 10" of garden wire
3. 20" long piece of ribbon (your color of choice)
4. 2 plastic bones

Directions:
Wrap wire tautly around bones and cross them. make sure to leave e few inches so you can attach the cross bones to your bike basket or handle bars. Tie ribbon into a bow and insert wire through knot. Attach bow to basket and Viola! You're now ringing in Halloween and using your ride as an aide.